Open AccessA Partial History of Futures Thinking in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Malcolm Menzies
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v14i1.4761
Subject(s) - futures contract , strategic thinking , futures studies , political science , sociology , public relations , management , economics , computer science , strategic planning , financial economics , artificial intelligence
Futures Thinking offers ways of addressing, even helping to shape, the future; it is not about gazing into a crystal ball. It illuminates the ways that policy, strategies and actions can promote desirable futures and help prevent those we consider undesirable. It stimulates strategic dialogue, widens our understanding of the possible, strengthens leadership, and informs decision-making (OECD, 2017)